Ninja European Championships · Recap

Euro 2026

The Ninja European Championships 2026 in Plzeň, Czech Republic, are over. Around 500 athletes from 20 delegations, more than 30 of them for Austria — and Team Austria brought home two golds and a bronze.

Finished · 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
2 gold · 1 bronze for Austria 30+ athletes for Austria
Team Austria with the “Ninja Team Austria” banner outside the venue in Plzeň
Medals for Austria

Two golds and a bronze

  1. National Team Men podium: Elias Sieder and Thomas Grandl in first place, Germany second

    Gold · European champions

    Austrian Lightnings

    Elias Sieder & Thomas Grandl

    National Team Men

  2. Podium for Men 40–44: Alexander Szimber with the gold medal in first place, flanked by two athletes from Germany

    Gold · European champion

    Alexander Szimber

    Age group Men 40–44

  3. National Team Women podium: Elena-Katharina Stejnek and Lorena Vollmann in third place

    Bronze · 3rd place

    Team Austria ladys

    Elena-Katharina Stejnek & Lorena Vollmann

    National Team Women

Also worth a cheer

  • Elias Sieder made the Elite semifinal as the only athlete not from Israel: the best of all other nations
  • Julian Gsinn 2nd in qualifying, Men 16–17
  • Thomas Grandl and Marlies Brunner in the Elite quarterfinals
  • Lisa Machala, Lorena Vollmann and Rüdiger Verwanger in the semifinals
Medal table

Austria in the top 6.

All individual and team finals are counted. Israel dominated the championships, followed by Germany, Poland and Switzerland. Austria shares fifth place with the neutral athletes.

According to the organiser’s live results; the official results list is what counts.

Medal table of the Ninja Euros 2026 (finals and team finals)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1.Israel15181245
2.Germany78924
3.Poland3137
4.Switzerland2215
5.Neutral athletes (EOSF)2013
5.Austria2013
7.France1225
8.Czech Republic1124
9.Costa Rica1001
10.Great Britain0101
11.Netherlands0011

After the Euros comes the new season.

Thank you to every athlete, coach, parent and fan who carried Team Austria in Plzeň. Upcoming competitions in Austria, Germany and Switzerland are listed here.